Cancer

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, one the iconic villains when professional wrestling boomed into a profitable pay-to-view television event, died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 61. Piper, whose real name was Roderick George Toombs, died "peacefully in his sleep" , according to his talent agent, Jay Schachter. "I am shocked and beyond devastated. He was an amazing man and a true friend. He was one of the most generous, sincere and authentic people I have ever known," Schachter wrote in an email. "This is a true loss to us all." Piper was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2006, and completed radiation therapy the following...

Chiefs safety Eric Berry is returning to the practice field, less than eight months after a stunning cancer diagnosis threatened to derail his Pro Bowl career.
Berry was cleared by the Kansas City medical staff and his own doctors after a battery of...

By Ryan QuigleyJCA Director of Communications
Joliet Catholic Academy English teacher Maria Fischer knew she didn't burn the lasagna, so it couldn't be sirens from the Minooka Fire Department. It's a running joke between family and friends reflecting...

Beyond the upbeat purple and green lawn decorations, inside their quiet bungalow, Ed and Nadia Beazley pause to wipe away tears.
The pain is palpable, the loss unimaginable.
Their daughter, the spirited girl they battled fiercely for, has been gone...

Area residents came together to help members of their community during the fifth Pink Heals Tour in the Village of Bartlett.
The event took place on Wednesday, July 15, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the northwest parking lot near the intersection of Stearns Road...

When this past May I witnessed my son accepting numerous awards at Evergreen Park Northeast School's 6th grade awards night, I couldn't help but sob. Over and over I heard his name called: "Oliver Richmeier!", and over and over I experienced the...

Like most kids that get a chance to throw out a first pitch before a ThunderBolts game at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood, 6-year-old Chris Ellis was excited to take the mound and fire the ball.
Ellis, though, was happier about one of the other...

When Chicago-area firefighters compete on July 25 in the Cure It Foundation's fourth annual "Fire Up a Cure" fundraiser to benefit the fight against pediatric cancer, they will be representing an organization that makes it possible for...

Monday dawned with an uneasy feeling for Kent Bugg. It was the day that he and his wife would be taking their 14-year-old daughter for her first of 20 proton radiation treatments for cancer.
But before day's end, the Coal City schools superintendent...

An emotional Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan disclosed on Monday that he has been diagnosed with late stage 3 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which he called "a very advanced and very aggressive" form of cancer.
At a hastily called news conference that...

Seated at the kitchen table of his Oak Forest home, Jim Tabor holds the hand of his oldest daughter while hugging his youngest.
"2014 was a very tough year," he said, giving the 13-year-old's fingers a squeeze.
His marriage ended. His finances...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (June 17, 2015) - Four-time cancer survivor Helene Neville has battled three brain surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation. She has decided to become one more thing - a transcontinental runner who is on course to complete a run...

Former FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer agreed to act undercover for U.S. prosecutors and has been cooperating since at least 2011 in the government's investigation of soccer corruption.
Blazer's 19-page cooperation agreement from Nov. 25,...

When cosmetologist Shelly Schapp's best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2103, she began asking questions about hair loss and skin changes during treatment. Schapp, owner of Intrigue Salon and Day Spa in Dyer, had no answers, so she began...

Illinois appellate justices on Friday reaffirmed that a Chicago cancer survivor will get custody of three frozen embryos — her last chance to have a biological child — despite her ex-boyfriend's pleas against what he considers forced procreation.
In...

Much like the red-haired "Brave" character she once resembled, Pamm Becker is high-spirited and courageous — qualities that have served her well through a rough six months of chemotherapy."I'm down 100 pounds," said the Burbank...

More than 200 cancer survivors and their family members came together to celebrate their victory against cancer at the Cook County Health & Hospitals System's (CCHHS) Cancer Survivors Day event on June 7 at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital.
During the...

Pleasantdale Middle School students dressed in athletic gear gathered Friday morning at the Pleasant Dale Park District for the school's Relay for Life event like they've been doing for the past seven years. But this year was different.
The students...

Anastrozole provides a significant benefit compared with tamoxifen in preventing recurrence after a lumpectomy and radiation therapy in postmenopausal women ages 60 years or younger who had DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ), a common diagnosis of...